Hamlet

Movie Review

Shakespeare’s Hamlet is a drama which derives from a legendary story of 12th century. Hamlet is a Danish prince who seeks revenge for his father’s death. Hamlet is a play of questions reflecting the issues of love, revenge, friendship and trust. Hamlet delivers unpredictable story which is fairly common in many of Shakespeare’s plays.
After reading and viewing different adaptations of Hamlet we can deduce the different interpretations of the play. Every adaptation is different and unique from the other adaptations. After reading Hamlet, edited by A.R. Braunmuller and viewing two adoptions directed by Richardson (1969) and Almereyda (2000), the most challenging character to analyze seems to be Hamlet himself.
It is always interesting to watch a film adaptation of something that you previously read and you just visualized in your head. As every writer pictures his character differently while writing, every actor performs differently according this ...